GS700E 1985 (F) USA (E03)
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| Name | value |
|---|---|
| area code | E03 |
The GS700 was a one off special for the USA market, and apart from the reduction in displacement to circumvent punitive USA import laws bought in by the then President Ronald Reagan on any machine over 750cc. This was of course to protect Harley Davidson from competition while it struggled out of bankruptcy. It failed miserably! Protectionism always does, and the law was dropped by 1986.
The GS700 was in fact a regular GSX750E, the naked version and GSX750ES with a bikini fairing.